Vegetarian Recipe - Learn How To prepare This Hearty Cajun Red Beans and Rice Dish

You can never have too many vegetarian bean recipes. Beans are a great source of protein for vegetarians and vegans and can be prepared in a variety of ways. Try this simple one-pot Vegetarian Cajun Red Beans and Rice Recipe tonight for dinner.



As a vegetarian, foods that you need to eat to ensure you have a wholesome vegetarian diet, may become boring and bland if you do not know what to do with them. Take beans for instance. Beans are a great source of protein and are a low fat food, but if you don't have very good recipes to spruce up your bean recipes, you may stop eating them all together. Here is a meat-free and basic Cajun Red Beans and Rice vegetarian recipe that is loaded with flavor. All you'll need are a handful of ingredients along with a large pot or crock-pot and you will have a hearty vegetarian meal that you're going to certainly enjoy.



Meat-Free Cajun Red Beans and Rice Recipe



Ingredients:



·2 quarts of water



·1 large chopped onion



·6 mashed garlic cloves



·4-5 vegetable bouillon cubes (this all depends on your sensitivity to salt and taste preference)



·1 tablespoon of  Tamari (optional)



·1 tablespoon of Liquid Smoke



·3 tablespoons of chili powder



·1 tablespoon of ground cumin



·1 tablespoon of ground coriander



·½ teaspoon of cayenne pepper



·2 cups of  TVP



·1 cup of brown rice



·2 cups of dried red beans, rinsed



Directions:



1. Turn crock pot on and set to "low." Add the water, chopped onion, garlic cloves, bouillon cubes, tamari, liquid smoke, chili powder, cumin, coriander, and cayenne pepper. Stir until the bouillon cubes are dissolved.



2. Next, add the TVP, brown rice, and dried beans, stir and cook on "low" for 6 ½ hours.



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